LISTENING TO YOU AND KEEPING YOU INFORMED Organising a communication process for the 2.6 million residents of the West Midlands is a challenging task however with your help we can identify a solution that is effective in representing you. There are a number of groups, organisations and agencies that I will work with in order to support and contribute to this process. It is thought that between 7 and 10 million people nationally do not have access to the Internet this will include a large number of people in the West Midlands. Other members of our communities, for a number of reasons cannot read script. This is a significant difficulty for a democratic process as the only information source at the moment is the Internet.

I will:

Listen to what you want and work with the police to develop a practical communication plan which works for you and your community

Work with individuals and organisations to contact ‘hard to reach’ groups who do not have access to these channels or perhaps isolated by disability and language difficulties

Not hide behind a ‘communication process’. I will keep you informed through public meetings, community visits and events, traditional media and social media.